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OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES EVERY MEMBER
OFFICIAL ORGAN NEURASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S A8SOOATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTER Ft) 1 1 10,000 FIREMEN
OLUMK XXII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1914
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INVESTIGATING
DEMONSTRATORS
Cantor County Farm Send Dele-
gate to Merrick, Thurston
and Gage Counties
Custer County farmers recently
decided that they wanted to know
the unvarnished truth about farm
demonstrators at first hand. They
had heard the views of local enthus
iasts as well as those of opponents.
As a result, they selected the most
unbiased man they knew, who they
felt was competent to judge, to Tiait
at their expense the counties employ
ing farm demonstrators. The dele
gate, however, was more or lens op
posed to the movement. After in
vestigating the work in Merrick,
Seward and Gage counties and inter
viewing the opponents as well as
those favoring the work, he came
back not only favorably impressed
but said that if Custer county could
obtain as good a demonstrator as
thoBe he saw, his county surely ought
to have one. At a local meeting of
the members of the farm manage
ment association at Broken Bow, be
gave a written report, extracts from
hlch follow.
Concerning the work in Merrick
county, the delegate quoted several
of the prominent farmers and busi
ness men as being in favor of the
work One man said "that the
farmers have learned more than
enough to offset the expenses of the
project." Another said that "he
thinks the county's condition has
been improved in the production of
wheat, the quality and quantity of
live stock, and especially Id the use
of hog serum."
Besides obtaining the opinions of
the opposers. the delegate examined
the farms of the opponents. In
Borne instances be said that thir
farms were run-down while some of
the other farmers, who bad con
demned the work, had consciously or
unconsciously daopted the practices
advocated by the county demonstrat
or. In Seward county the visitor
"found that the farmers are begin
ning to cooperate more with th dem
onstrator than in Merrick and that
Mr. Beckhoff, the farm demonstrat
or, is doing some good work."
He found Mr. Beckhoff to be "a
common sort of fellow, raised oa
farm or ranch in Thomas county,
who had finished a course in our ag
ricultural college and is not afraid
of work. His hands are hard and
his clothes are common, and he
shows that he is right at work all the
time. He has increase dthe yield of
oats fro mS to 40 per cent in treat
lag for amut. Where he has spray
ed orchards, as fine apples as you
will see anywhere are to be found,
while the same orchards had not a
decent bushel of apples on them for
four or live years; also adjoining or
chards not sprayed this year have no
salable apples."
"Farmers." said the delegate.
"were continually coming into the
office or calling by phone for advice,
altbo there had been some opposi
tion and is some yet to the move
ment" Regardiug the work in Gage, he
said. "Mr. Llebers. the demonstrat
or, has more cooperation than he can
takJ care of and has had an assist
ant for the past three weeks. He
gets out as early as 6 or 6 o'clock in
the morning, is busy until dark and
after, some nights, aud eats his sup
per in the country, driving in after
night. lie has meetings in town
and in the country school houses and
usually has a fair attendance. There
were from three to five men in his
presence and asking questions by
phone all the time I was in the of
fice with him.
"There ia still some opposition.
but every day brings new members.
Men are seeking information and are
securing results.
"Mr. Llebers has done good work
in spraying orchards, seeding alfal
fa, examining alfalfa seed, buying
seed corn, and tborobred stock for
the farmers. He has vaccinated 8,
000 head of hogs in the county. He
keeps a record of all hogs treated
and finds that he loses less than one
third of one per cent of all bogs
with a temperature lower than 105
degrees. He has the farmers burn
their dead bogs, and if they do not
believe In the work or are careless
or indifferent, and he can get evi
dence that they are slack, he calls
on them and asks them to burn and
reasons with them, showing them
that they cannot hope to stamp out
the disease without so doing.
"Mr. Llebers vaccinated 1,000
head of hogs last week.. He has al
so talked silo until 75 have been
built this fall. He has purchased
114.000 worth of stock for the farm
ers. Sixty per cent of the farmers
in Gage county are renters, or per
haps the work would improve fast
er than it already does."
ALLIANCE BAND
NOW ORGANIZED
Officers of Rami Elected at Meet log
in City Hall Monday Evening
Whaley Elected Director
At a meeting of the Alliance band,
held at the city hull Monday even
ing, the following olncers were elect
ed: Director, Harvey Whaley; presi
dent. Then. S.' Waddell; secretary
and treasurer, Harvey J. Ellis. Those
present at the meeting were: Harvey
Whaley, Harvey J. Ellis. H. A. John
son, William Edwards, Win. Trabert,
Chas. A. Whaley, F. H. Gilbert, Carl
Thomas, Theo. S. Waddell, Rev. H.
J. Young. A. M. Pool. Henry Rider,
Roy Trabert, F. W. Buchman and C.
W. Corp.
The boys will meet this evening at
7:30 o'clock. Any one interested in
band work is Invited to be present.
The Commercial Club Is giving Its
backing and will assist in seeing that
Alliance has a good band.
ORANGES FROM TEXAS
AUiaiic ItuHinetut Man Received a
Crate of Frenh Orange from
Orchard at Alvin, Texat,
Philip Nohe, Sr., proprietor of
Nohe's Bakery and Cafe, received
from Alvin, Texas, on Tuesday of
this week, a crate of fine oranges,
grown on land which he owns at
that point. Mr. Nohe's orchard is
twenty-three miles from Houston, la
a thickly populated and prosperous
country.
The oranges, arriving on a day
when the temperature here was very
low and snow fell all day, were dou
bly welcomed by Mr. Kobe and fam
ily. The Herald force was treated
to some of the delicious fruit.
Ht'SINKMS STARTS OUT WELL
New Auto He pair Shop Already Has
Plenty of Work to Do
On November 23, Walter Eaton
and Clyde Wlndle opened an auto re
pair shop in the Anderson building
at 114 West 2nd street, formerly oc
cupied by the "Second Street Gar
age," which was in no way connected
with the present business.
The name of the new firm is Eaton
& Wlndle. They have a building
well adapted to thsir work, and In
form The Herald that their business
has started out fine. Tbey will have
aiuad In this paper a little later.
Irrigation Officials Here
Samuel H. Martin, president, and
O. E. Farnsworthy, secretary, of the
Belle Fourche Valley Water User's
Association, of South Dakota, were
in Alliance between trains last
Thursday on their way to the state
Irrigation convention at Bridgeport.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pot m eel 1 and
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pierce were vis
itors from Usmingford on Thursday
of last week.
IRRIGATIONS
ELECT OFFICERS
Fifth Annual Convention of Nebras
ka State Irrigation Association
lit Held at Bridgeport
The fifth annual convention of
the Nebraska State Irrigation Asso
ciation was held at Bridgeport on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
last week. The officers elected for
the ensuing year were:
President, J. T. Whitehead, Mitch
ell. First vice president, W. V. Hoag
land, North Flatte.
Second vice president, 8. P. Dela
tour, Lewellen.
Secretary, J. E. LeBlanc, Bridge
port. Treasurer, Mark Spanogle, Bridge
port. Over two hundred delegates were
enrolled at the convention, and fully
that many visitors attended, making
the total attendance over four hun
dred. The convention was the most
successful in the history of the asso
ciation. Speakers of prominence at the con
vention were O. W. Gardner, Gering;
G. J. Hunt, Bridgeport; Tom Hew
ett, Lexington; M. J. Huffman, Ger
ing; Prof. V. Knorr, bureau of plant
Industry, U. S. department of Agri
culture. Mitchell; 11. C. Dlenem, irri
gation engtneer, U. S. department of
Agriculture. North Platte; W. M.
Barbour, Scottsbluff; J. T. White
head. Mitchell; J. L. Mcintosh, Sid
ney; Hon. Walter V. Hoagland,
North Platte; HoA Fred A. Wright,
Scottsbluff; Hon. j i. Beelef, North
Platte; It. F. Walters, supervising
engineer, D. S. reclamation service,
Denver; I. D. O'Donnell. supervisor
of Irrigation. U. S. reclamation serv
ice. Billings, Mont.; Hon. F. E. Wil
liams, Bridgeport; Dr. G. E. Condra,
director Nebraska conservation and
soil survey, Lincoln, who gave an il
lustrated lecture.
Civil Service KxainlnatioiiM
The following civil service exam
inations will be held in Alliance on
the dates given:
December 12. Elevator conduct
or ior federal building at North
Platte. 660 per year.
December 22. Editor in Farm
Management. Salary, $2,260.
January 6. Veterinarian. Salary
11400.
Full information can be secured
from J. N. Johnston, local secretary,
at the post office.
CferlstmaH Cantata
A Christmas Chorus Class will ren
der a two-part cantata at the Meth
odist church next 8unday evening.
Prof. Anderson will direct. There
will be a short talk by the pastor. A
large class of singers have been un
der training for some time. You will
enjoy the service and be made wel
come. Come. Remember, next Sun
day night
Everybody l'ing Stamp
The first war revenue stamp used
in Alliance is believed to have been
used by the Newberry Hardware
Company, when they shipped a pack
age by express. The rush for reve
nue stamps was strong at the banks
the first day until a supply had been
secured by those who had to use
them.
Enlarged Homesteads
Secretary Lane has Just made or
ders extending to the following land
the provisions of the enlarged home
stead act. This action is taken af
ter the lands bad been determined by
examination to be nonirrigable, and
the orders become effective January
11, 1916, on which date such of the
lands affected are as vacant public
lands will be subject to be taken up
as homesteads in tracts cf 320 acres
each.
Over 300,000 acres in central and
eastern Oregon, the greater portion
of which lies In Wasco, Crook and
Grant counties.
More than 100,000 acres In Mon
tana, the greater portion of which
lies in Chouteau, Fergus and Custer
counties. A number of applications
from prospective homesteaders were
received asking for the designation
of the lands.
Over 160,000 acres In New Mexi
co, lying principally In Guadalupe,
Roosevelt and Chaves counties.
Descriptions of the lands affected
by the orders will be furnished to
the appropriate local land offices
where further Information may be
obtained and applications to enter
may be filed.
Kate Conference
The Nebraska railway commission
will attend a meeting at Ouialia next
Saturday to consider the proposed
Increase on grain rates. The com
mission of fifteen states have form
ed an organization to oppose the rail
roads. Data Is being compiled by
the commission and an effort will be
made to show that the proposed
rates on grain are unjust to Nebras
ka farmers.
WILL REPORT
ON BUILDING
Commercial Club Committer Met In
McCorklo HtiH-k Wednesday U
l'Uu for lUtonis
The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club for the purpose of
Investigating the proposition of es
tablishing a hojue .. for .. the club,
either a new building, or rooms to
use until such time aa a new build
ing could be erected, met in the Mc
Corkle block Wednesday morning.
Those present were Chairman Earl
I). Mallery and Messrs. Dole, Young,
Fisher, Sallows and Thomas.
F. E. ReddiRh, owner or the build
ing now occupied by the Elks club
rooms, made a proposition to rent
the club the north one-half of the
space now occupied by the lodge, at
a very reasonable rent. The com
mittee inspected the rooms and were
very favorably impressed. Tbey are
investigating other locations and will
report at the smoker Friday evening.
MOVES INTO NEW VUAItTEIW
Alliance Auto Supply Company Has
More and I letter Room
The Alliance Auto Supply Co., of
which Chas. C. Tash is tbe efficient
manager, moved the first of the week
from 122 West 3rd street to the
building recently vacated by the New
Bee Hive store, 116 West 3rd. Tbe
new location is quite an improve
ment over the old, for the reason
that it affords more room and will
be more comfortable than tbe frame
building. Tbe room has been divid
ed by a glass partition, tbe front
part being used for Office and mer
chandise room and tbe back part for
the work shop.
A good business has been built up
by the Alliance Auto Supply Co. since
Its organization, with prospects that
it will continue to grow. We call
attention to their advertisement in
this issue of The Herald.
Ibtolui on Iteutal Plan
In order to secure funds for the
purchase of new books for tbe Alli
ance city library, tbe library board,
at a recent meeting, decided to pur
chase new books and let them pay
their own cost by a reasonable
charge for their use, until tbey pay
for themselves.
New books will be purchased and
ket separate from the regular li
brary books. Tbey will be rented at
ten cents per week until each book
pays for itself, when tbey will be
placed on the free list. The books
on the rental list will not be consid
ered the property of the library un
til paid for.
Emperor Francis Joseph has sub
scribed 6.000,000 crowns to the war
loan. Wouldn't be surprised to see
some of those crowns lost.
ARBITRATION
WAGE HEARING
Substantial Progress Makt During
Fat Week at Wage Hearing of
Ifrnployes of 08 lloadn
Chicago, Dec. 10 Substantial
progress In the arbitration wage
hearing of the employes of ninety
eight Western roads was made dur
ing the past week. The arbitration
board, consisting of six members, be
gan Its work Monday, Nov. 30, and
continued throughout the week, ad
journing Friday evening until Mon
day, Dec. ' 7. Because of the fact
that the 65.000 locomotive engin
eers, firemen and hostlers of the
Western roads are endeavoring to
standardize wages and obtain better
working conditions, tbe burden Is
upon them to Impress the arbitra
tion board with the merit of their
cause.
This means, that the two bodies.
the Brotherhood of locomotive En
glneers and the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Englnemen.
are offering their testimony first,
putting on witness and presenting
exhibits to prove their case. It
probably will take Beveral weeks to
complete their side of the IsBue and
then the railroad companies, through
James M. Sheeun. their counsel, will
offer rebuttal testimony. The rail
roads claim that ir they meet the de
mands of the employes In this in
stance it will cost them between $30-
000,000 and $40,000,000; tbe men
say this is an exaggeration; it Is ex
pected that the companies will plead
pover ty 'and w ill hold that the pres
ent rate of compensation fdr engln
eers, firemen and hostlers Is high
enough. It is reported that tbe rail
roads have a maxB of evidence to bol
ster up this claint and there Is a
good deal of speculation In financial
and labor circles as to whether, or
not, they will Include In this sympos
ium references to watered stock and
how much it costs the railroads of
the country each year to try to pay
dividends on such stock.
The features of the past week
were a strong introductory speech by
Warren S. Stone, president of the
engineers' brotherhood, on Monday;
the testimony of M. W. Cadle, as
sistant Grand Chief of the engineers'
body, who was on the stand for two
days; the testimony of Walter D.
Moore, a clerk In the grand lodge of
fice of tbe firemen's brotherhood ; 4
testimony of William S. Carter, pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen and Englnemen. who
presented and Important exhibit;
and the evidence presented by Sam
uel T. Stelnberger, a clerk In tbe
grand lodge office of tbe firemen's
organization, who was the last wit
ness to testify Friday evening.
Mr. Stone, who is a forceful talk
er, in his Introductory remarks em
phasized the Increased responsibili
ties, and the more arduous and more
strenuous labors to which the engin
eers, firemen and hostlers have been
subjected in recent years. Mr. Stone
made some pungent comparisons
that apparently Impressed tbe arbi
tration board deeply. He said, for
Instance, that before a machine or a
locomotive owned by the railroads
becomes out of date or is more or
less worn out, It has earned enough
for its owner to permit him to buy
a new one to supplant It.
"We all realize enough must be
saved from the earnings of tbe loco
motive t o buy a new one when tbe
old one ia worn out," remarked Mr.
Stone. "What we have not yet
learned is that labor must be paid
enough to make good this worn out
human machine."
Mr. Stone at another time graph
ically pictured the high Importance
of the work of the engineers and
firemen, and he said, "Too can have
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